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Choosing a Microsoft Windows PE-Based Deployment Method 29
Table 2-1. Deployment Method Matrix
Deployment
Methods
Complexity Advantages Disadvantages
Local deployment
(bootable CD)
Relatively
simple
• Necessary if a network
connection is not
available or is too slow.
• Can install supported
Windows operating
systems.
•Any change
requires the
creation of a new
bootable CD.
• Limited space on
CD for some
operating system
installation files.
• Deployment tasks
must be
performed at the
individual target
system.
• For Windows PE
1.0, CDs are read-
only media and
require the
creation of a
RAMDISK for
temporary data
storage.
• Installation time
is high.